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Geometric Optics

Welcome, to chapter 4 of PC5131 on Geometric Optics. This is basically the behaviour of light when passing through lenses, mirrors and the like. Remember your ray diagrams from Y1.

Lenses

\[ \frac{1}{f} = \frac 1s + \frac 1{s'} \]
\[ \text{Lens Maker's Equation: } \frac{1}{f} = (n-1)\bigg[\frac 1{R_1}-\frac 1{R_2}\bigg] \]

Assuming negative otherwise... \(f\): positive if converges light rays \(s\): positive if same side as input ray \(R_1\): positive if same side as input ray \(s'\): positive if same side as output ray \(R_2\): positive if same side as output ray \(n\): \(n_{glass}\)

Convex/Concave Mirrors

\(\frac 1f = \frac 1s + \frac 1{s'}\) \(|f| = \frac 12 R\) Assuming negative otherwise... \(f\): positive if converges light rays (i.e. concave) \(s\): positive if same side as input ray \(s'\): positive if same side as output ray \(R\): always positive, radius of mirror

Refraction on Spherical Surface

\(\frac{n_1}u + \frac{n_2}v = \frac {n_2 - n_1}{R}\) Just memorise, but if you must know...

Derivation

Snell's law: \(n_1\sin i = n_2\sin r\) \(i = \angle NOM + \angle NCM; r = \angle NCM - \angle NIC\) For some reason NM is small, so we can apply small angle approximation $$ \begin{aligned} &n_1 i = n_2 r\ \implies &n_1 (\angle NOM + \angle NCM) = n_2 (\angle NCM - \angle NIC) \end{aligned} $$

\(n_1(\frac 1u + \frac 1R) = n_2(\frac 1v - \frac 1R)\)